ROARK v. LIBERTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 50,632-CA.

197 So.3d 171 (2016)

Cheryl Griffin ROARK, Individually and o/b/o her Minor Children, Justin D. Roark, Jr., et al., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LIBERTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC., and Evanston Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Bruscato , for Appellants.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by Gordon L. James , Donald H. Zeigler III , for Appellees.

McNew, King, Mills, Burch & Landry by Brady D. King II , April L. Martin , for Intervenor/Appellee, Louisiana Patients Compensation Fund.

Before WILLIAMS, MOORE, and BLEICH, Ad Hoc, JJ.


Plaintiffs, the children of the deceased Justin Roark, Sr., appeal the awards of damages in this survival and wrongful death action. For the reasons stated herein, we vacate the awards and render.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This began as a medical malpractice action in which liability and causation for the death...

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